Role of the front leg in hitting

[Howe]

Guys, conventional wisdom would tell you that those could only hope for fastballs, right?

 

[Greenmonsters]

Based on an article from 1917, it took about 0.351 seconds for the ball to go from the pitcher to the catcher. The issue with that data is that it means that the fastball went 156 mph, which isn't possible. The human body can't throw harder than 110.

What? You must be too young to have heard of Sid Finch

 

[Sweet Lou]

What? You must be too young to have heard of Sid Finch

Are you kidding. That was one of the best SI articles ever! Pitching in the combat boots was a nice touch.

 

[grandpa]

IMO the greatest difference in the swing patterns between the greats of today and yesteryear is due to the weight of the bats being swung.

All,
Do you think the speed of the game forced the reduction in bat weight?
The greats from the past, could they swing the same heavy bats in todays game?

 

[Greenmonsters]

Are you kidding. That was one of the best SI articles ever! Pitching in the combat boots was a nice touch.

Dude, now you're making stuff up! Sid learned to pitch in Tibet, which means he pitched barefoot!!!

 

[Sweet Lou]

Dude, now you're making stuff up! Sid learned to pitch in Tibet, which means he pitched barefoot!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidd_Finch

He also wore only one shoe—a heavy hiker's boot—when pitching.

Ok we were both HALF right.

And I totally forgot his full name was Siddhartha, it's been a long time since I read that article.

 

[Howe]

Here's a small exercise to try. Stand on your rear leg, now slowly begin to reach out with your front leg. See how far you can reach out. What happens in your rear hip? Do you get rear hip flexion? Do you change your center of mass? Do you drop your center of gravity?

Now picture adding the sequenced IR/ER/IR SSC of the front and rear hips along with FbC MO...

Start thinking about how your body compensates to stay balanced. How your hips, pelvis and spine work. What kind of power you can gain from this. How to control and contain it.

 

[Buttermaker]

I agree - the lighter weights allow hitters to pull the handle through the zone without usng the proper muscles to get the barrel around making the swing all upper body.

IMO the greatest difference in the swing patterns between the greats of today and yesteryear is due to the weight of the bats being swung.

 

[Howe]

I agree - the lighter weights allow hitters to pull the handle through the zone without usng the proper muscles to get the barrel around making the swing all upper body.

Butter, couldn't agree more.

 

[Howe]

Here's a small exercise to try. Stand on your rear leg, now slowly begin to reach out with your front leg. See how far you can reach out. What happens in your rear hip? Do you get rear hip flexion? Do you change your center of mass? Do you drop your center of gravity?

Now picture adding the sequenced IR/ER/IR SSC of the front and rear hips along with FbC MO...

Start thinking about how your body compensates to stay balanced. How your hips, pelvis and spine work. What kind of power you can gain from this. How to control and contain it.

What is held RHER?

Here's an explanation that may help:
There is a rearward force that is created during the move-out - it's akin to feeling you get when urban surfing on mass transit - a pressure that is felt in the rear hip and ultimately the foot, that takes place to balance the rearward driving force. If you did not create a form of resistance (or didn't hold onto the rail), what would happen?

Hitters don't collapse into IR, they get to IR and then resist it as they move out; held ER.

Here's another for you: A waiter carrying a tray walks by, and someone stops him to add five heavy dishes. As the plates are being added, does he collapse his arm? or does he adjust to hold the tray at the same height? If he adjusts, how so? SSC! Myotatic Reflex.